Membership of the Nomination Committee

Jeff Chapman KC was called to the Bar in 1989 and took silk in 2010.  He specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration; especially in matters involving civil fraud, financial services and regulation (including sanctions) and banking.  Jeff is a member of the Commercial Bar Association, the Chancery Bar Association, JUSTICE and Fountain Court Chambers.  He was first appointed to the Complaints Committee of the BSB in 2007 and was a Barrister Vice-Chair of the Professional Conduct Committee of the BSB from 2015 to 2019.
 

Gisela Abbam OBE, Hon FBSA, FRSA is a Senior Director for Government Affairs at Revvity, a global science and technology corporation. She is the Chair of the General Pharmaceutical Council, GB and former Chair of the British Science Association. She is an honorary fellow of the British Science Association. She also serves on the Board of the Briyah Institute, USA and is the Acting Chair and Trustee for the Dove Foundation for Global Change. Gisela is a Commissioner for the National Preparedness Commission in UK. She has worked in conjunction with the WHO, World Bank and the UN to improve health outcomes globally.

In 2024, Gisela was the winner of Women on Boards at the Novi Awards. She was named one of the 100 Women to Watch for FTSE 350 Boards. Gisela was the winner of the 2019 Black British Business Person of the Year Award. She was awarded Iconic Woman creating a better World for All by the Women Economic Forum. In 2018, Gisela was awarded Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce for her contribution to social change.

Gisela has written over 50 white papers on various public policy issues.

Professor Christopher Bones is an experienced Board Director with significant executive experience in global business. He was Chair of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) between 2018 – 2024. Christopher is a Commissioner with the Judicial Appointments Commission which oversees judicial appointments in England and Wales and to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. He is also Chair of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.  He has held Non-Executive Director (NED) roles at organisations in different sectors.

Professor Bones has advised the government on different issues and was appointed to the panel examining the long-term sustainability of the criminal legal aid system between 2022 -2023.

Emir is a Chartered Accountant and a specialist in transformational change. The majority of his career was spent at the Sunday Times as Associate Managing Editor for this leading Sunday Paper.

He is a Commissioner for the Judicial Appointments Commission, which selects candidates for judicial office in Courts and tribunals. He is at present also a Board member and Audit Chair of the Serious Fraud Office, the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency, The Pension Ombudsman, the Honours Committee, and is a trustee of The Henry Smith Charity, one of the largest grant makers in the UK. He is involved in a number of initiatives in the diversity and inclusion arena.

He has held non executive board member positions with Lambeth Clinical Commission group, London Metropolitan University, and the Bar Tribunal Adjudication Service, amongst others.